Detection of biological and aflatoxin B1 contaminants in broiler feed at the poultry shop Sumbersari District, Jember

Abstract

Abstract Food from an animal is one source of animal protein that needs to be guaranteed food safety to avoid negative impacts on human health. Improper storage can trigger contamination from toxic bacteria and molds that can leave residues in the food commodities. Molds proliferate in environments that contain excessive moisture. environmental conditions in Indonesia which are tropical climate with high temperature, rainfall, and high humidity which is very suitable for growing toxigenic molds. This study aimed to detect bacterial contamination of salmonella, molds, and aflatoxin B1 content in broiler chicken feed in several poultry shops in the Sumbersari sub-district, Jember. Samples of crumble broiler feed were taken from 10 different poultry shops with different distributors. The parameters tested were the content of salmonella, fungi, and aflatoxin B1. The results were analyzed descriptively showed that all samples tested did not contain salmonella bacteria, the content of aflatoxin B1 was below the standards set by FAO and SNI although there were some samples containing several fungi between 0.7 x 103 to 4.2 x 103 μg/kg. The conclusion of this study was feed circulating in the Sumbersari sub-district, Jember does still safe for livestock consumption so that it does not hurt livestock and human health who consume food products produced by livestock.